Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Things aren't going well in Baltimore...

Baltimore has seen 27 shootings and eight deaths so far
over Memorial Day weekend, as the month of May promises to be the most
violent the city has seen this century.
“It is disheartening that we are seeing such an increase in violence,
especially when we think about the progress that we’ve made,” Baltimore
mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake told WJZ. “We’ve come too far to have this type of setback.”
The sharp uptick in violence coincided with the April 12 arrest of
Freddie Gray. Gray, 25, died in police custody a week later. The case
sparked rioting and looting in the city and nationwide protests over
police brutality. Six officers involved in Gray’s arrest and transport
were indicted last week by a grand jury. Charges include second-degree
depraved-heart murder and manslaughter.
According to Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton, crime in the city has reached levels not seen since 1999.
The city did not reach the 100 murder threshold until July last year.Keep on reading